[1] Aside from collaborations with Park, Malone has produced and worked with many other artists in South Korea, including Red Velvet, Loona, Cho Seungyoun, Shinhwa, Kara, Dok2, The Quiett, Beenzino, U-KISS, NU'EST, One, B1A4, Baekhyun, and Onew.

[5][non-primary source needed] At age 7, Malone began playing the piano by ear, and was influenced by his mother, who used to write songs and sing in a band.

[2] Malone found he was always making time to create music during his studies, even when classes were long and homework was draining.

[8] In 2009, Malone sent friend and fellow Art of Movement member, Jay Park, who had recently returned to Seattle from South Korea, a folder of beats to see if he was interested in collaborating.

[13] In October 2012, Malone produced "One Love" for South Korean boy band B1A4's 2012 debut Japanese album, 1.